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Münsterplatz 1. 89073 Ulm. Phone +49 731 3799450. Opening hours. Apr-Sep: 9am-6pm. Oct-Mar: 10am-5pm. Christmas market: 10-18 h. Opening hours tower ascent (up to 70 m) Apr-Sep: 9-17 h. Oct-Mar: 10am-4pm. Level 2 at 102 metres can be climbed daily from 10 am to 3 pm. Tickets. Adults 7.00 EUR. Reductions 4.50 EUR.
- Ulm Minster
- Fishermen’s and Tanners’ Quarter
- Schiefes Haus
- Museum Der Brotkultur
- Wiblingen Abbey
- Altes Rathaus
- Ulm Town Walls
- Metzgerturm
- Ulmer Museum
- Modern Architecture
To set the scene, Ulm Minster has the highest steeple in the world, is officially the tallest complete church in the world and coming into the 20th century it was the 5th tallest man-made structure. From the tower, 768 steps and 143 metres up, there’s a panorama of the Alps far in the distance to the south. Ulm Minster was started in 1377, but part...
Where the channels of the Blau Stream enter the Danube is the Medieval waterside quarter for Ulm’s tanners, fishermen and shipbuilders. The neighbourhood reached its zenith in the 1500s when trade on the Danube was roaring. As a testament to this high demand, the streets are tightly packed with cantilevered timber-framed houses, some so close to ea...
What could be the cutest building in Ulm is the Schiefes Haus, a rickety inn from the start of the 15th century. This corbelled, half-timbered house was used by Ulm’s shipmasters for hundreds of years. At an incline of between 9 and 10° the Schiefes Haus looks like it’s just about to collapse, but is still going strong 600 years after it was built....
The museum for bread culture has an apt home in a Renaissance granary that was built in 1592 and was in use until the start of the 19th century. In 1955 the father and son Willy and Hermann Wiselen converted the warehouse into a museum about bread and its role in civilisation from prehistory to today. You’ll delve into grain cultivation, milling, b...
Some way south of Ulm, near the confluence of the Iller and Danube Rivers, is a former Benedictine Abbey, now a department of the University of Ulm. The abbey was founded in the 11th century, and in the 18th century went through a period of rejuvenation, when its buildings were redesigned in an exuberant Late Baroque style. The biggest achievement ...
Coated with trompe-l’œil frescoes, Ulm’s majestic old town hall has an Early Renaissance design and is composed of three buildings, the oldest of which dates back to the 1370. The oldest architecture is on the southeast side of the complex, while the gables and daintily ornamented windows are from the 15th century. The town hall has always been cov...
If you’re up for a restorative stroll you could make for the Danube bordered by a long remnant of Ulm’s defensive walls. Built from brick, these date to 1482 and run from the planted Lauseck Bastion in the west for the length of the old town to the spacious Friedrichsau Park in the east. There’s a continuous raised looking over the Danube, Ulm’s do...
One unforgettable element in the defensive system by the Danube is the Metzgerturm (Butchers’ Tower), a gate predating the current line, going back to 1340. The tower got its name as an opening had to be made in the wall to make it easier to reach the city’s slaughterhouse, which was built outside the walls. On a square plant, this structure is 36 ...
In four adjacent houses on Ulm’s Marktplatz, the municipal museum is unmissable for its Gothic and Renaissance sculpture, but also a prehistoric statue that has no equivalent in the world. The Lion-man was discovered in the Hohlenstein-Stadel cave in 1939 and was shaped with a flint knife from mammoth ivory between 35,000 and 40,000 years ago. At 3...
While a lot of historic buildings remain in the Fisherman’s Quarter other parts of the old centre were badly affected by bombing in 1944. Here, bold new amenities have been constructed over the last 25 years or so. Take the Central Library, opposite the Old Town Hall and Minster, designed by Gottfried Böhm and in the shape of a glass pyramid. The n...
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- Ulm Minster. Located in the city center stands Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster), Germany's largest Gothic church after Cologne Cathedral. Started in 1377, its soaring spire was a work in progress that began in the 14th century and was finally completed in 1890 on the basis of a sketch left by Matthias Böblinger.
- Wander the Old Fishermen's & Tanners' Quarters. Set around the mouth of the River Blau, which flows into the Danube here, is where you'll find Ulm's very picturesque and skillfully restored Fischerviertel, the old Fishermen's and Tanners' Quarter.
- Explore Ulm Rathaus and Marktplaz. To the south of the Münster in the Marktplatz is the handsome Gothic Town Hall (Rathaus) with frescoes dating from 1540.
- Walk Ulm's Old Town Walls (Stadtmauer) Most of Ulm's 15th-century town walls have been well preserved and provide an excellent means of exploring the old town.
Jun 11, 2012 · Discover Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster) in Ulm, Germany: The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.
- Stadthaus. Key Information: Tourist information open Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm. The exhibitions open from 10am (11am Sundays) and are free to get in.
- Ulm Minster. Key Information: The cathedral is open Apr-Sep 9am-6pm and Oct-Mar 10am-5pm daily, the tower closes 1 hour earlier. The cathedral is free to enter, while tickets to the tower cost €5/3.50.
- Fischersviertel (Fisherman’s Quarter) The Fischersviertel* is a historic district of Ulm that’s great to walk through. It’s a picturesque area with many old half-timbered houses from the 15th-17th centuries and two channels of the River Blau.
- City Walls. From the City Walls* you can see the River Danube on one side and historic townhouses on the other. This wall was built at the end of the 15th century.
Museum Ulm. 0.13 MILES. This museum is a fascinating romp through ancient and modern art, history and archaeology. Standouts include the 20th-century Kurt Fried Collection,…
Apr 28, 2021 · Getting there: Around 10 minutes' walk from Ulm main station . Hours: daily 10a.m.-6p.m. (April-September), 10a.m.- 5p.m. (October-March) Admission: You can visit the church free of charge....
